Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-22

From foress and str.n. On, 70.

From Foresf and stram. 0st 70.
State OF Wisconsin. County OF Dane. A.. wr,,.<u
Dunn. being duly sworn. % Ms corpor,te oafn
deposes and says he Is O resident a the c,,, q,
Madison. In said coanty ana state. ana tea, a,
has resdcd therein for more than tw-u,, vrs,x
and that be Is now Employed In the postal .er,,>,
CT the United stairs and that previous 10 enter.
Ing such service this aepouent hsd oesn eO0as.,
s ~ ms sald resi6eDce 10 the city a ksdlsoI q
we vocation OF q nhserman.
MS depoueDt further states that he n A.
yannted With the diGercnt SPECIES OF ush 10 ~
CITY of Nadi-on ana rie.ulxry 10 ~ foupa !, ~
"a.ers o. Lake Men otA
ihis deponent further states that on the ~
ssa y, oStooer, A. ID lss7, he accompanied GrOsef
Sn,,ed No. s thea AMI nov the President OF tm
so-,nss ssa,es oi Anef1ca A. his deponent u m
anoa a nsh,n esny sellcyes the same 20 oe true
aa1 , nne hoh William o. Villas Postmastsf-Cson.
e,s - .ne no.. Dsnisl Lamont one De- Rryant aad
sue nshing expedition but that the s,o Pr',iisrt
a sun us ueponent during ali the ume they wsrt
sa,a oscsS,on ,hs Sa ., themselves aDd that a
sa.u oSSaslun lhe President showed himself 10 NJ
a 5000 and skIliful ush, rman- pearlx a. .rr.oo a
nsneriaan a. this deponent ia and thar me -
xs,sS w.,,ssf ~, Eight good black bass one q
nniCn NeigheI lou. pounds and four ouD,,e- 4 ~
the other four pounds ana Fl nj on n,. thst las
aepooent' luily realizing the gravity and impsr
states that the said eigat fish view ~ he $50,
known 20 fishermen and "a tur - a. 80 -
,ss.,,si olaek bass and that two Of sns
This deponent fursher and soelnnl, .tst... ,,..,
information and eelief that his lons "a NJ :.
from stating truthfully the number ana $500 Ivy
nsh. when such nsh are caught by persons otl,-r
than this deponenL
THIS deponent fur5ber states that n anv n.-s.,
or persons DOUBT or question the w'ight OF 90
two n,h as herein staIed. this deponsnI IA ra..,s
and hereby oners 20 produce IN evidence wbenesss
required 50 10 do the scales upon ~ IN n ,atd ~
nsh were we1ghed, which sid scales ar. sfiii -.
isting and wholly unrevers-d and uaspps "a
from
This deponeut further states that ali .t.s.
ments, reports and rumors that said eight rs
bad previously beer caught by Charley l,ern..rd
and this deponent a1d anchored out In the watts
OF said lake ready 20 be attached 10 the Pre ide,-
tal hook, or that they had previously teen eau, M
by All MERRILL and Con hruez ana BY them plI6-f
surreputlousiy In the fr-adeDts boat while ne
was par ak1ng OF the hospltalties or the Rex N4g-
mus Club. and that while under the delasive infiy-
ence OF he .sauterne" furnished by that Gu
he VAS made 20 believe that he had caught u "A
himself are silly, mean nd cowardy lies ~ e
those that every da, are found In The columns 4
certain Newspapers which violate every instiucs
or American uanlinesS, and IA ghOuli-h q de.s
crate every sacnd eation OF private Ife and "a q
said false and unjust accusation and malicaou.
SANDER were Invented for the purpos OF nnder
mining the peoples trust aud confidence 10 nc
PRESIDENTS ability ~ a fisherman.
This deponent further states that ne does DC
In making H. nor has he added a single ounce "a
the weight or .fther or any OF said nsh. for sOge
rear, favor. affection or hope OF reward, but thsi
AZ p'rs.nss uhIks Truly es tnes came 70 tne
opponents knowledge, and this deponent 60
pnssly denies that the statements hersan c0n-
talned We're Inspired by the said Dan Lamont ~
that he has been unduy Influenced Ia nakIag
laid statements oy the said Lamont or Villas
ms depoDent further states that he n ready 20
prove ana maintaih AT all times that said eight
oack Dass at the tine they ~ere % caugat by flse
President as Aforesaid, were under no dure.s.
actual or constructive, but wee each and ever
one OF tnem free 20 accept or rJ CT the bait fTa
TO them BY the President and furlher TINS dspoa-
cut sottn not Nm. DUSH.
suoseroed and sworn TO before me lais ulh
day or October, lsss.